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i want to wipe everything off my computer and install windows back to the way it was when i first bought this computer, how do i go about doing this?
kimsland said:Use your Windows CD (or recovery CD)
And select Remove Partition in the setup process
alright i'll give it a try. what is a partition? i've seen the word alot
yeah i'm using a hp. i have an external hard drive for putting the software and any other files i want to keep. as for the recovery cds you want me to make, is there a way i can just put those files on my external hard drive rather than having to go through the trouble of burning information on all those cds? it isn't giving me the optionSharkfood said:Hi,
If this is an HP Pavilion, what you are seeing is a recovery partition designed specifically for restoring your system back to the way it was originally configured.
Realize you may lose data and be required to re-install any software you have installed. It's important to be sure you have backed up any important data or files, as well as locate the media for any software you may have installed yourself.
HP's also usually have a one-time feature that allows you to make cd's/media from the contents of that partition. If you haven't done so, I'd strongly recommend this. It can take anywhere from 2 to 9 blank CD's and an hour or more to make CDs from the recovery partition. This is important as a total hard drive failure would require paying for these from HP.
That being said, you can run the recovery option by rebooting your PC and watching for the Recovery option on initial power-up. It's usually "Press F10 to begin recovery process" in the first few seconds of powering up or rebooting. It's almost always F10 or F11 to run the Recovery process. Hitting this key on your keyboard will begin the system recovery process thus re-installing the OS and HP software. Once in the Recovery interface, it will have options to make recovery disks in case of total disk failure, options to backup data/files, as well as perform a full system recovery.
will doing this will remove all the files and software that wasn't originally on my computer when i first got it?kimsland said:No.
To be clear, leaving the recovery partition there, will keep your HP original.
Just run the HP Recovery (whatever key it states when starting your computer)
And you may need to answer some question (Do you agree; are you sure...)
And continue on with the full recovery
Therefore you don't need the discs